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This front-and-back illustration shows a new filter system that will eliminate the need to shut down operations every 12 hours for filter replacement during wastewater processing at the Hanford Site’s Effluent Treatment Facility, which is being upgraded to support 24/7 tank waste treatment operations.
EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is installing a new wastewater filter system at the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) to increase waste processing throughput & improve efficiency.
The Department of Energy recently sold 52 gondola cars that were used at the Savannah River Site for a cleanup project that began in 2009 and ended in 2011.
EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) sold 52 no-longer-needed special purpose railroad cars to an environmental cleanup company, a transaction that benefitted the U.S Treasury and enabled the site to avoid years of maintenance costs.